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EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
Online Course 3 semester hours graduate credit
Tuition and Registration
Choose one section (enrollment is limited to 15 students per section):
EDUC 760 960 June 10 - August 2, 2013 Instructor:Becky Mather
EDUC 760 963 June 17 - August 9, 2013 Instructor: Janice Mertes
EDUC 760 962 June 24 - August 16, 2013 Instructor: Dennis O'Connor
EDUC 760 964 July 1 - August 23, 2013 Instructor: Sara Turansky
This course introduces educators to the hands on realities of teaching online. Using Moodle and D2L discover e-learning best practices and create discussion forums, online surveys, quizzes and e-portfolios.
You may enroll in the course to meet your goals for professional development, continuing education, license renewal, or to complete graduate credits and transfer to another university.
This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program and is the introductory course in the E-Learning and Online Teaching Graduate Certificate.
Description
Historical background and current trends in online learning. Concepts and foundations of evidence-based practices for successful teaching online. E-learning theory, principles, learning management systems, and web-based technology tools.
Who should enroll?
The course is designed for both experienced trainers and educators and those interested in entering the field of online teaching including:
- Technical and community college instructors (adjunct and full time)
- College and university professors (adjunct and full time)
- K-12 teachers (blended classrooms and virtual schools)
- Health educators involved in patient education, continuing education or in-service education, community health education, or academic healthcare education
- Curriculum consultants, professional development coordinators, and distance education leaders
- Continuing education facilitators and trainers in professional associations, nonprofit organizations, government, and military interested in teaching online and blended courses, or using web-based components to enhance face-to-face instruction
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze current research on teaching and learning using learning management systems.
- Evaluate, select and manage technology-based assessment tools.
- Apply collaborative learning theory to create and use web tools such as discussion forums and blogs for collaborative learning.
- Locate and evaluate the accuracy, relevance, appropriateness, comprehensiveness, and bias of electronic information resources to be used in the online classroom.
- Demonstrate ethical use of digital information resources and understanding of educational copyright and fair use principles in e-learning environments.
- Apply understanding of the impact of learner differences: culture/race, ability/disability, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and family influences in delivery of e-learning.
- Analyze how accessibility of technology based resources affects planning for instruction.
- Design and publish an electronic portfolio of course artifacts.
NOTE: This course meets the Wisconsin Department of Instruction professional development requirement for online teaching. "Beginning July 1, 2010, no person may teach an online course in a public school, including a charter school, unless he or she has completed at least 30 hours of professional development designed to prepare a teacher for online teaching." [Wisconsin State Statute 118.19(13)]"
Alignment with Standards
Course objectives are aligned with the International Society for Technology in Education, National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
International Standards for Quality Online Teaching (iNACOL) A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M
Wisconsin Teaching Standards (WI DPI) 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10
No travel to campus required. The course is highly interactive with a significant discussion component. All discussion postings, projects and assignments will be submitted via the course discussion board and dropbox. Activities are conducted according to a schedule with specific due dates each week. This is not a self-paced course.
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Online Professional Development
University of Wisconsin - Stout
Menomonie, WI 54751
Phone: 715-232-2253
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